Asterococcus spongiosus Vischer 1945
Publication Details
Asterococcus spongiosus Vischer 1945: 47, fig. 5: 1-11
Published in: Vischer, W. (1945). Über einen pilzähnlichen, autotrophen Mikroorganismus, Chlorochytridion, einige neue Protococcales und die systematische Bedeutung der Chloroplasten. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 56(2): 41-59, 6 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asterococcus is Asterococcus superbus (Cienkowski) Scherffel.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spongiochloris spongiosa (Vischer) R.C.Starr.
Source of Synonymy
Ettl, H. & Gärtner, G. (1995). Syllabus der Boden-, Luft- und Flechtenalgen. pp. i-vii, 1-721. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer.
Type Information
Type locality: "Dasselbe ist der Fall für eine weitere Art vom gleichen Fundort, die wohl voeläufig derselben Gattung zugewiesen werden
darf" [Unterengadin, Switzerland: near Il Fuorn]; (Vischer 1945: 47) Notes: Soil samples.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1983).
Created: 29 April 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 08 August 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
